| St. George Airport | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| IATA: STG – ICAO: PAPB – FAA LID: PBV | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Owner | Alaska DOT&PF - Central Region | ||
| Serves | St. George, Alaska | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 125 ft / 38 m | ||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 11/29 | 4,980 | 1,518 | Asphalt |
| Statistics (2006) | |||
| Aircraft operations | 264 | ||
| Enplanements (2008) | 604 | ||
| Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1][2] | |||
St. George Airport (IATA: STG, ICAO: PAPB, FAA LID: PBV) is a state-owned, public-use airport located four nautical miles (7 km) of the central business district of St. George, a city in the Aleutians West Census Area of the U.S. state of Alaska.[1] Scheduled airline service to Anchorage International Airport is provided by Peninsula Airways (PenAir).[3] It is publicly owned and managed by Alvin Merculief. Its aircraft operations are 98 percent air taxi and two percent transient general aviation. Pilots are requested to avoid flights below 1000 feet above ground level from May 1 to October 31 in certain areas of St. George Island with active bird populations and seal rookeries.[4]
As per Federal Aviation Administration records, this airport had 604 commercial passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2008, a decrease of 5% from the 637 enplanements in 2007.[2] St. George Airport is included in the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems (2009–2013), which categorizes it as a general aviation facility.[5]
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St. George Airport covers an area of 278 acres (113 ha) at an elevation of 125 feet (38 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 11/29 with an asphalt surface measuring 4,980 by 150 feet (1,518 x 46 m). For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2006, the airport had 264 aircraft operations, an average of 22 per month: 98.5% air taxi and 1.5% general aviation.[1]
